Novoair, a private airline in Bangladesh, is planning to connect Dhaka with Kolkata from December 1. In addition, the airline will start flights on the Chittagong-Kolkata route from December 14. Initially, four flights from Dhaka will be operated from December 1 on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, while on the remaining days from Chittagong from December 14, informed Mofizur Rahman, Managing Director, Novoair. Md. Hasibur Rashid, Director, Novoair, Sohail Majid, Head of Marketing and Sales, Novoair, and other officials from the airline were present at the launch of the new flight operations. The return ticket for Dhaka-Kolkata-Dhaka will start from Tk 9,999 (including all taxes) while the return promotional fare on the Chittagong-Kolkata route will start from Tk 11,555 (including all taxes). “We will connect Dhaka and Chittagong to Kolkata throughout the week very soon,” said Rahman. He further added that the airline has planned to launch Dhaka-Kathmandu and Dhaka-Guwahati flights also as next international destinations. “We are now exploring commercial viability on Dhaka-Kathmandu route while operation on Dhaka-Guwahati route will follow the suit after establishing the Bangladesh Consulate in Guwahati,” said Rahman.
Source: Financial Express